The role of anxiety, fear and resilience in preventive behaviors against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study with nursing students

• L. Iván Mayor-Silva ^[1] ; Guillermo Moreno ^{[1] [2]} ; Mª del Carmen Cardós-Alonso ^[1] ; Pedro R. Girón-Daviña ^[3] ; Marta M. Hernández-Martín ^[1] ; Antonio G. Moreno-Pimentel ^[1] ; Samir Mohamedi-Abdelkader ^[1] ; Alfonso Meneses-Monroy ^[1]
  1. [1] Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, España
  2. [2] Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, España
  3. [3] Facultad de Estadística, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, España

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• Localización: Academic Journal of Health Sciences: Medicina Balear, ISSN-e 2255-0560, Vol. 38, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 66-72
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.3306/AJHS.2023.38.01.66
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El papel de la ansiedad, el miedo y la resiliencia en las conductas preventivas frente al COVID-19: un estudio transversal con estudiantes de enfermería
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    Objetivos: Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar las relaciones entre la resiliencia, el miedo al COVID-19, la ansiedad y el uso de comportamientos preventivos relacionados con el COVID-19 entre estudiantes de enfermería.Metodología: Se realizó un estudio transversal con 220 estudiantes de primer año de enfermería durante el año 2020.Resultados: Surgió una relación significativa entre resiliencia (p < .05), miedo al COVID-19 (p = .01), ansiedad (p < .01) y uso de conductas preventivas. En general, los predictores independientes fueron el miedo a la COVID-19 (p = 0,003) y el sexo masculino (p = 0,016).Conclusiones: Es esencial desarrollar aún más la resiliencia entre los estudiantes para aumentar sus comportamientos preventivos contra el COVID-19.

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    Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationships between resilience, fear of COVID-19, anxiety and use of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 220 first-year nursing students during 2020. Results: A significant relationship emerged between resilience (p < .05), fear of COVID-19 (p = .01), anxiety (p < .01) and use of preventive behaviors. Overall, the independent predictors were fear of COVID-19 (p = .003) and male sex (p = .016). Conclusions: It is essential to develop resilience among students further to increase their preventive behaviors against COVID-19.

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